Here's how to find a therapist who meets your individual needs.(Originated...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......friend.'' _Check credentials. Find out whether the therapist is licensed and whether he has ever been involved...malpractice lawsuit or had a complaint filed against him. Therapists, including marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors...Agency for Health Care ...

Becoming A Therapist: What Do I Say and Why?

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of a therapeutic process from the initial...the patient and therapist to meet, and going...the diagnostic process, as well as the...experienced in the process of development of her skills as a therapist. Her experiences...problems that initial therapists experience in setting...of ...

Tips on Finding the Right Therapist

U.S. Newswire;  January 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Association of Marriage and Family Therapists today released guidelines for finding a therapist compiled by Carol Campbell, M.A., LMFT, and Nancy Farrar, M.S., LMFT. The process of finding a therapist can be highly anxiety producing. Frequently...decide they would benefit from seeing a ...

THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY AND THE THERAPIST: SOME CONSIDERATIONS

Constructivism in the Human Sciences;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......of psychotherapy: it is a process of construction that takes place between the therapist and the patient, within...representation of the therapeutic process employs the metaphor of...feels motivated to consult a therapist and the moment the therapist...

IS WHO DELIVERS THE TREATMENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TREATMENT ITSELF?...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......exemplify a skilled and effective marital and family therapist (MFT; Holmes, 2006), and we know even less about how these therapist variables interact with varying therapy approaches...elements found in effective models of therapy and the process of therapy itself, rather than because of ...

The Therapist's Self in Dialogical Family Therapy: Some Ideas About...

Family Process;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......focusing especially on the therapist's participation in the therapeutic process and on the therapist's inner conversation. The...his or her own life, the therapist's expertise is in the area of process instead of the area of...the conversation: "[A] therapist is the expert in ...

The Therapist as an Influential Agent in the Therapeutic Process

Constructivism in the Human Sciences;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......think of the therapeutic process and the many articles in...discusses the therapeutic process, he uses concepts like "empathetic process," "unconditional positive...concepts, though, define the therapist's posture, not the relationship...important to the therapeutic process. The more ...

Letters to a young therapist.(Book Review)

Journal of Psychology and Theology;  September 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......letters to Laura, a young therapist whom she mentored. This...psychotherapy and living life as a therapist. A unique perspective into what a therapist really does in the office...difficult it can be to process the amount of information...thor's thinking and reasoning process. Pipher ...

When we give more: Reflections on intangible gifts from therapist to...

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......previously. I will consider specific actions taken by the therapist that potently enhance the everyday therapeutic setting. Specifically, T am referring to the therapist's reaching outside the traditional parameters of the...mind interventions, such as spontaneous thoughts the therapist has about a ...

Therapist-conducted consultation: Using clients as consultants to their...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......In the TCC, the therapist and client(s) relinquish...treatment. During this process, clients are invited...conversation with the therapist and client(s) about...experiences of the process of therapy. During...CONSULTATIONS Although both therapists and clients report...the therapeutic ...

The Therapist's Use of Self in Family Therapy

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......therapist can be understood through therapist CT. The therapist openly uses his own personality to formulate an intervention...Zimmerman use solutions as opposed to problems. The therapist focuses on change, attempting to develop new outcomes...stimulate movement in therapy and the interventions ...

POSITIONING IN THE THERAPIST'S INNER CONVERSATION: A DIALOGICAL MODEL...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......a concern of the therapist: attending to the client's process, processing the client's story, focusing on the therapist's own experience...the therapeutic process. Detailed analyses of vignettes of therapist reflections illustrate...

A WALK ON THE SINGLES' SIDE: Searching for a therapist who can listen

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  September 15, 1998 ;     667 words ......No. 1, if you were a vegetable, what would you be? Therapist No. 2, if I were to have a nervous breakdown at 3 a.m. and call you at home, what would you do? Therapist No. 3, if I were to use humor in the course of discussing...Sometimes, people hand over the name of a trusted therapist without flinching. ...

Patient was too close to therapist for comfort

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 6, 1990 ;     588 words ...Dear Zazz: I started feeling extremely close to my therapist, but after eight months of therapy, she told me she...very dependent on her. I don't want to see another therapist. Her rejection of me has left an incredible void in...her 17 months ago. I'd like her to be my friend and therapist. That's all. ...

If you're shopping around for a therapist

Jerusalem Post;  December 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......seeing an increase in addictive behavior. Choosing a therapist can be difficult and it can be made more difficult...you are going to consult, take time to check out therapists' credentials, years of experience and training in the area in which you feel that you have a problem. A therapist may have ...